Today's show was dedicated to Judy Freespirit -- fat activist, co-founder of the Fat Underground & co-author of the Fat Liberation Manifesto -- who passed away September 10 at age 74.

Music includes "Freedom" (Suzee/Suchi Waters Benjamin), "Women's Bodies" (Rebecca Riots), "Fat Girl" (Creamy Goodness), "Change" (Tracy Chapman), "Freedom Now" (Sweet Honey in the Rock), "Even Free" (Kristi Martel) & "Phenomenal Woman" (Ruthie Foster).

Books mentioned include Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression (Lisa Schoenfelder, Barb Wieser & Vivian Mayer, Eds.), Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health (Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D.), Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic (J. Eric Oliver, Ph.D.) & The Obesity Myth (Paul Campos), published in paperback as The Diet Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health.

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